Lab 11

Author

Catherine Le

I. Reading and processing the New York Times (NYT) state-level COVID-19 data

1. Read in the Data

library(plotly)
Loading required package: ggplot2

Attaching package: 'plotly'
The following object is masked from 'package:ggplot2':

    last_plot
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    filter
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library(here)
here() starts at /Users/CatherineLe/Desktop
library(zoo)

Attaching package: 'zoo'
The following objects are masked from 'package:base':

    as.Date, as.Date.numeric
## data extracted from New York Times state-level data from NYT Github repository
# https://github.com/nytimes/covid-19-data

## state-level population information from us_census_data available on GitHub repository:
# https://github.com/COVID19Tracking/associated-data/tree/master/us_census_data


# load COVID state-level data from NYT
cv_states <- as.data.frame(read.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nytimes/covid-19-data/master/us-states.csv"))


# load state population data
state_pops <- as.data.frame(read.csv("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/COVID19Tracking/associated-data/master/us_census_data/us_census_2018_population_estimates_states.csv"))
state_pops$abb <- state_pops$state
state_pops$state <- state_pops$state_name
state_pops$state_name <- NULL

# merging the 2 datasets
cv_states <- merge(cv_states, state_pops, by="state")

2. Look at the Data

dim(cv_states)
[1] 58094     9
head(cv_states)
    state       date fips   cases deaths geo_id population pop_density abb
1 Alabama 2023-01-04    1 1587224  21263      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
2 Alabama 2020-04-25    1    6213    213      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
3 Alabama 2023-02-26    1 1638348  21400      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
4 Alabama 2022-12-03    1 1549285  21129      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
5 Alabama 2020-05-06    1    8691    343      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
6 Alabama 2021-04-21    1  524367  10807      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
tail(cv_states)
        state       date fips  cases deaths geo_id population pop_density abb
58089 Wyoming 2022-09-11   56 175290   1884     56     577737    5.950611  WY
58090 Wyoming 2022-08-21   56 173487   1871     56     577737    5.950611  WY
58091 Wyoming 2021-01-26   56  51152    596     56     577737    5.950611  WY
58092 Wyoming 2021-02-21   56  53795    662     56     577737    5.950611  WY
58093 Wyoming 2021-08-22   56  70671    809     56     577737    5.950611  WY
58094 Wyoming 2021-03-20   56  55581    693     56     577737    5.950611  WY
str(cv_states)
'data.frame':   58094 obs. of  9 variables:
 $ state      : chr  "Alabama" "Alabama" "Alabama" "Alabama" ...
 $ date       : chr  "2023-01-04" "2020-04-25" "2023-02-26" "2022-12-03" ...
 $ fips       : int  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
 $ cases      : int  1587224 6213 1638348 1549285 8691 524367 1321892 1088370 1153149 814025 ...
 $ deaths     : int  21263 213 21400 21129 343 10807 19676 16756 16826 15179 ...
 $ geo_id     : int  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
 $ population : int  4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 ...
 $ pop_density: num  96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5 ...
 $ abb        : chr  "AL" "AL" "AL" "AL" ...

The format of the variables are not completely correct. The “date” variable is a character variable when it should be a date variable. Additionally, the “state” variable is a character variable when it should be a factor variable.

3. Format the Data

# format the date
cv_states$date <- as.Date(cv_states$date, format="%Y-%m-%d")

# format the state and state abbreviation (abb) variables
state_list <- unique(cv_states$state)
cv_states$state <- factor(cv_states$state, levels = state_list)
abb_list <- unique(cv_states$abb)
cv_states$abb <- factor(cv_states$abb, levels = abb_list)

### FINISH THE CODE HERE 
# order the data first by state, second by date
cv_states = cv_states[order(cv_states$state, cv_states$date),]
# Confirm the variables are now correctly formatted
str(cv_states)
'data.frame':   58094 obs. of  9 variables:
 $ state      : Factor w/ 52 levels "Alabama","Alaska",..: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
 $ date       : Date, format: "2020-03-13" "2020-03-14" ...
 $ fips       : int  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
 $ cases      : int  6 12 23 29 39 51 78 106 131 157 ...
 $ deaths     : int  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...
 $ geo_id     : int  1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
 $ population : int  4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 4887871 ...
 $ pop_density: num  96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5 96.5 ...
 $ abb        : Factor w/ 52 levels "AL","AK","AZ",..: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
head(cv_states)
       state       date fips cases deaths geo_id population pop_density abb
1029 Alabama 2020-03-13    1     6      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
597  Alabama 2020-03-14    1    12      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
282  Alabama 2020-03-15    1    23      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
12   Alabama 2020-03-16    1    29      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
266  Alabama 2020-03-17    1    39      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
78   Alabama 2020-03-18    1    51      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
tail(cv_states)
        state       date fips  cases deaths geo_id population pop_density abb
57902 Wyoming 2023-03-18   56 185640   2009     56     577737    5.950611  WY
57916 Wyoming 2023-03-19   56 185640   2009     56     577737    5.950611  WY
57647 Wyoming 2023-03-20   56 185640   2009     56     577737    5.950611  WY
57867 Wyoming 2023-03-21   56 185800   2014     56     577737    5.950611  WY
58057 Wyoming 2023-03-22   56 185800   2014     56     577737    5.950611  WY
57812 Wyoming 2023-03-23   56 185800   2014     56     577737    5.950611  WY

The date and state variable are now correctly formatted.

# Inspect the range values for each variable. What is the date range? The range of cases and deaths?
head(cv_states)
       state       date fips cases deaths geo_id population pop_density abb
1029 Alabama 2020-03-13    1     6      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
597  Alabama 2020-03-14    1    12      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
282  Alabama 2020-03-15    1    23      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
12   Alabama 2020-03-16    1    29      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
266  Alabama 2020-03-17    1    39      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
78   Alabama 2020-03-18    1    51      0      1    4887871    96.50939  AL
summary(cv_states)
           state            date                 fips           cases         
 Washington   : 1158   Min.   :2020-01-21   Min.   : 1.00   Min.   :       1  
 Illinois     : 1155   1st Qu.:2020-12-06   1st Qu.:16.00   1st Qu.:  112125  
 California   : 1154   Median :2021-09-11   Median :29.00   Median :  418120  
 Arizona      : 1153   Mean   :2021-09-10   Mean   :29.78   Mean   :  947941  
 Massachusetts: 1147   3rd Qu.:2022-06-17   3rd Qu.:44.00   3rd Qu.: 1134318  
 Wisconsin    : 1143   Max.   :2023-03-23   Max.   :72.00   Max.   :12169158  
 (Other)      :51184                                                          
     deaths           geo_id        population        pop_density       
 Min.   :     0   Min.   : 1.00   Min.   :  577737   Min.   :    1.292  
 1st Qu.:  1598   1st Qu.:16.00   1st Qu.: 1805832   1st Qu.:   43.659  
 Median :  5901   Median :29.00   Median : 4468402   Median :  107.860  
 Mean   : 12553   Mean   :29.78   Mean   : 6397965   Mean   :  423.031  
 3rd Qu.: 15952   3rd Qu.:44.00   3rd Qu.: 7535591   3rd Qu.:  229.511  
 Max.   :104277   Max.   :72.00   Max.   :39557045   Max.   :11490.120  
                                                     NA's   :1106       
      abb       
 WA     : 1158  
 IL     : 1155  
 CA     : 1154  
 AZ     : 1153  
 MA     : 1147  
 WI     : 1143  
 (Other):51184  
min(cv_states$date)
[1] "2020-01-21"
max(cv_states$date)
[1] "2023-03-23"

The date range is early January of 2021 to March of 2023. The range of cases is 1 to more than one million. The range of deaths is 0 to more than 100,000.

4. Add new_cases and new_deaths and correct outliers

for (i in 1:length(state_list)) {
  cv_subset = subset(cv_states, state == state_list[i])
  cv_subset = cv_subset[order(cv_subset$date),]

  # add starting level for new cases and deaths
  cv_subset$new_cases = cv_subset$cases[1]
  cv_subset$new_deaths = cv_subset$deaths[1]

  ### FINISH THE CODE HERE
  for (j in 2:nrow(cv_subset)) {
    cv_subset$new_cases[j] = cv_subset$cases[j] - cv_subset$cases[j - 1]
    cv_subset$new_deaths[j] = cv_subset$cases[j] - cv_subset$deaths[j - 1]
  }

  # include in main dataset
  cv_states$new_cases[cv_states$state==state_list[i]] = cv_subset$new_cases
  cv_states$new_deaths[cv_states$state==state_list[i]] = cv_subset$new_deaths
}
# Focus on recent dates
cv_states <- cv_states %>% dplyr::filter(date >= "2021-06-01")
### FINISH THE CODE HERE
# Inspect outliers in new_cases using plotly
p1<-ggplot(cv_states, aes(x = date, y = new_cases, color = state)) + 
  geom_hline(yintercept = 0, linetype = "dashed", color = "darkred") + 
  geom_point(size = .5, alpha = 0.5)
ggplotly(p1)
p1<-NULL # to clear from workspace

p2<-ggplot(cv_states, aes(x = date, y = new_deaths, color = state)) + 
  geom_hline(yintercept = 0, linetype = "dashed", color = "darkred") + 
  geom_point(size = .5, alpha = 0.5)
ggplotly(p2)
p2<-NULL # to clear from workspace

I added a dark red line at the y-axis to see if there are any negative values for new_cases and new_deaths.

# Recalculate `cases` and `deaths` as cumulative sum of updated `new_cases` and `new_deaths`
for (i in 1:length(state_list)) {
  cv_subset = subset(cv_states, state == state_list[i])

  # add starting level for new cases and deaths
  cv_subset$cases = cv_subset$cases[1]
  cv_subset$deaths = cv_subset$deaths[1]

  ### FINISH CODE HERE
  for (j in 2:nrow(cv_subset)) {
    cv_subset$cases[j] = cv_subset$new_cases[j] + cv_subset$cases[j - 1]
    cv_subset$deaths[j] = cv_subset$new_deaths[j] + cv_subset$deaths[j - 1]
  }
  # include in main dataset
  cv_states$cases[cv_states$state==state_list[i]] = cv_subset$cases
  cv_states$deaths[cv_states$state==state_list[i]] = cv_subset$deaths
}
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# Smooth new counts
cv_states$new_cases = zoo::rollmean(cv_states$new_cases, k=7, fill=NA, align='right') %>% round(digits = 0)
cv_states$new_deaths = zoo::rollmean(cv_states$new_deaths, k=7, fill=NA, align='right') %>% round(digits = 0)

# Inspect data again interactively
p2<-ggplot(cv_states, aes(x = date, y = new_deaths, color = state)) + geom_line() + geom_point(size = .5, alpha = 0.5)
ggplotly(p2)
p2=NULL

5. Add additional variables

# add population normalized (by 100,000) counts for each variable
cv_states$per100k =  as.numeric(format(round(cv_states$cases/(cv_states$population/100000),1),nsmall=1))
cv_states$newper100k =  as.numeric(format(round(cv_states$new_cases/(cv_states$population/100000),1),nsmall=1))
Warning: NAs introduced by coercion
cv_states$deathsper100k =  as.numeric(format(round(cv_states$deaths/(cv_states$population/100000),1),nsmall=1))
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cv_states$newdeathsper100k =  as.numeric(format(round(cv_states$new_deaths/(cv_states$population/100000),1),nsmall=1))
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# add a naive_CFR variable = deaths / cases
cv_states = cv_states %>% mutate(naive_CFR = round((deaths*100/cases),2))

# create a `cv_states_today` variable
cv_states_today = subset(cv_states, date==max(cv_states$date))

II. Scatterplots

6. Explore scatterplots using plot_ly()

# pop_density vs. cases
cv_states_today %>% 
  plot_ly(x = ~pop_density, y = ~cases, 
          type = 'scatter', mode = 'markers', color = ~state,
          size = ~population, sizes = c(5, 70), marker = list(sizemode='diameter', opacity=0.5))
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# filter out "District of Columbia"
cv_states_today_filter <- cv_states_today %>% filter(state!="District of Columbia")

# pop_density vs. cases after filtering
cv_states_today_filter %>% 
  plot_ly(x = ~pop_density, y = ~cases, 
          type = 'scatter', mode = 'markers', color = ~state,
          size = ~population, sizes = c(5, 70), marker = list(sizemode='diameter', opacity=0.5))
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# pop_density vs. deathsper100k
cv_states_today_filter %>% 
  plot_ly(x = ~pop_density, y = ~deathsper100k,
          type = 'scatter', mode = 'markers', color = ~state,
          size = ~population, sizes = c(5, 70), marker = list(sizemode='diameter', opacity=0.5))
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# Adding hoverinfo
cv_states_today_filter %>% 
  plot_ly(x = ~pop_density, y = ~deathsper100k,
          type = 'scatter', mode = 'markers', color = ~state,
          size = ~population, sizes = c(5, 70), marker = list(sizemode='diameter', opacity=0.5),
          hoverinfo = 'text',
          text = ~paste( paste(state, ":", sep=""), paste(" Cases per 100k: ", per100k, sep="") , 
                         paste(" Deaths per 100k: ", deathsper100k, sep=""), sep = "<br>")) %>%
  layout(title = "Population-normalized COVID-19 deaths (per 100k) vs. population density for US states",
                  yaxis = list(title = "Deaths per 100k"), xaxis = list(title = "Population Density"),
         hovermode = "compare")
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7. Explore scatterplot trend interactively using ggplotly() and geom_smooth()

cv_states_today_scatter <- cv_states_today %>% filter(!is.na(pop_density), !is.na(deathsper100k))


p <- ggplot(cv_states_today_scatter, aes(x=pop_density, y=deathsper100k, size=population)) + 
  geom_point() + 
  geom_smooth(method = "lm", se = FALSE)
ggplotly(p)
`geom_smooth()` using formula = 'y ~ x'
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There is an inverse correlation between population density and deathsper100k.

8. Multiple Line Chart

### FINISH CODE HERE
# Line chart for naive_CFR for all states over time using `plot_ly()`
plot_ly(cv_states, x = ~date, y = ~naive_CFR, color = ~state, type = "scatter", mode = "lines")
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All of the states experienced an increase in naive_CFR over time. The states that had an increase in September only continue to increase over time.

### FINISH CODE HERE
# Line chart for Florida showing new_cases and new_deaths together
cv_states %>% 
  filter(state=="Florida") %>% 
  plot_ly(x = ~date, y = ~new_cases, type = "scatter", mode = "lines", name = "New Cases") %>%
  add_trace(x = ~date, y = ~new_deaths, type = "scatter", mode = "lines", name = "New Deaths")
# I used add_trace because add_layer wasn't working
# I also added names to the traces because it was confusing otherwise